Books
  • When: The Scientific Secrets of Perfect Timing by Daniel Pink
  • Finnish Lessons: What Can the World Learn From Educational Change in Finland? by Pasi Sahlberg
  • FinnishED Leadership: Four Big, Inexpensive Ideas to Transform Education by Pasi Sahlberg
  • Catching Up or Leading the Way: American Education in the Age of Globalization by Yong Zhao
  • What Great Teachers Do Differently by Todd Whitaker
  • Unshakeable: 20 Ways to Enjoy Teaching Every Day. . . No Matter What by Angela Watson
  • The ABCs of How We Learn: 26 Scientifically Proven Approaches, How they Work, and When To Use Them by Daniel Schwartz, Jessica Tsang, & Kristen Blair
  • The Teacher 50: Critical Questions for Inspiring Classroom Excellence by Baruti Kafele
  • Thrive: 5 Things to Reinvigorate Your Teaching by Meenoo Rami
  • The Element: How Finding Your Passion Changes Everything by Sir Ken Robinson & Lou Aronica
  • Teaching Kids to Thrive: Essential Skills for Success by Debbie Thompson Silver and Dedra Stafford
  • ​Creating Innovators​ by Tony Wagner
  • Creating Cultures of Thinking: The 8 Forces We Must Master to Truly Transform Our Schools by Ron Ritchhart
  • Teach Like Your Hair's on Fire: The Methods & Madness Inside Room 56 by Rafe Esquith
  • Real Talk For Real Teachers: Advice For Teachers From Rookies to Veterans: "No Retreat, No Surrender!" by Rafe Esquith
  • It Won't Be Easy: An Exceedingly Honest (and Slightly Unprofessional) Love Letter to Teaching by Tom Rademacher
  • 17,000 Classroom Visits Can't Be Wrong: Strategies That Engage Students, Promote Active Learning, & Boost Achievement by John Antonetti & James Garver
  • A Hidden Wholeness: The Journey Toward an Undivided Life by Parker J. Palmer
  • Originals: How Nonconformists Move the World by Adam Grant
  • Awakened: Change Your Mindset to Transform Your Teaching by Angela Watson
  • Never Work Harder Than Your Students by Robyn Jackson
  • Professional Learning in the Digital Age: The Educator's Guide to User-Generated Learning by Kristen Swanson
  • Making Learning Whole: How 7 Principles of Teaching Can Transform Education by David Perkins
  • Choice Words: How Our Language Affects Children's Learning by Peter Johnston
  • Opening Minds: Using Language to Change Minds by Peter Johnston
  • The Power of Our Words by Paula Denton
  • Fall Down 7 Times, Get Up 8: Teaching Kids to Succeed by Debbie Silver
  • Make Just One Change: Teach Students to Ask Their Own Questions by Dan Rothstein & Luz Santana
  • Teaching With Your Mouth Shut by Donald Finkel
  • Better Learning for Structured Teaching: A Framework for the Gradual Release of Responsibility by Douglas Fisher & Nancy Frey
  • Why School? by Will Richardson
  • Focus: Elevating the Essentials to Radically Improve Student Learning by Michael Schmoker
  • Unschooling Rules: 55 Ways to Unlearn What We Know About Schools & Rediscover Education by Clark Aldrich
  • ROLE Reversal: Achieving Uncommonly Excellent Results in the Student-Centered Classroom by Mark Barnes
  • Learning From Lincoln: Leadership Practices for School Success by Harvey Alvy & Pam Robbins
  • Metaphors & Analogies: Power Tools for Teaching Any Subject by Rick Wormeli
  • The Passionate Teacher by Richard Fried
  • The Passion-Driven Classroom: A Framework for Teaching & Learning by Angela Maiers
  • Passionate Learners: How to Engage and Empower Your Students by Pernille Ripp
  • Classroom Habitudes: Teaching Habits & Attitudes for 21st Century Learning by Angela Maiers
  • ​Creating the Opportunity to Learn: Moving From Research to Practice to Close the Achievement Gap by Wade Boykin & Pedro Noguera
  • Personal Learning Networks: Using the Power of Connections to Transform Education by Will Richardson & Rob Mancabelli
  • Teaching the Best Practice Way ​by Harvey Daniels & Marilyn Bizar
  • ​The Art & Science of Teaching: A Comprehensive Framework for Effective Instruction by Robert Marzano
  • Teach Like a Pirate: Increase Student Engagement, Boost Your Creativity, & Transform Your Life as an Educator by Dave Burgess
  • The Dimensions of Engaged Teaching: A Practical Guide for Educators by Laura Weaver and Mark Wilding
  • Wounded by School: Recapturing the Joy in Learning & Standing Up to Old School Culture by Kirsten Olson, Sarah Lawrence-Lightfoot, & Parker Palmer
  • Revisiting Professional Learning Communities at Work: New Insights for Improving Schools by Richard DuFour, Robert Eaker, & Rebecca DuFour
  • Linchpin: Are You Indispensible? by Seth Godin
  • The Five Dysfunctions of a Team by Patrick Lencioni
  • Switch: How to Change Things When Change is Hard by Dan & Chip Heath
  • Schools Cannot Do It Alone: Building Public Support for America’s Public Schools by Jamie Vollmer
  • Shifting the Monkey: The Art of Protecting Good People from Liars, Criers, & Other Slackers by Todd Whitaker
  • Taming of the Team: How Great Teams Work Together by Jack Berckemeyer
  • Unmistakable Impact: A Partnership Approach for Dramatically Improving Instruction​ by Michael Fullan
  • Educational Courage: Resisting the Ambush of Public Education by Mara Sapon-Shevin & Nancy Shniedewind
  • Hacking Leadership: 10 Great Ways Leaders Can Inspire Learning That Teachers, Students, and Parents Love by Joe Sanfelippo & Tony Sinanis


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